Friday, 28 November 2025 | 11:15

»Phenotypic DiverCity: Continental collaborations and common garden birds«

University of Münster, Lecture Hall HHü, Hüfferstr. 1
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Some of the most striking examples of phenotypic change occur along urbanization gradients, such as urban divergence in multiple taxa towards smaller average body sizes. However, it remains largely unknown whether: 1) urbanization affects phenotypic variance in wild populations and 2) urban phenotypic shifts are driven by evolutionary change (i.e., genetic variation). In my talk I will address these gaps by first presenting results from meta- and mega-analyses showing that urbanization can increase phenotypic diversity in bird populations. I will then present results from a common garden experiment that provide trait-specific evidence of evolution in urban great tits. Finally, I will present recent results that examine interactions between urbanization and climate change on the phenological responses of tit populations across Europe.

Friday, 23 January 2026 | 11:15

»A fragmented field? Scientists can hardly stand on each others' shoulders if they cannot manage to meet on common ground«

University of Münster, Lecture Hall HHü, Hüfferstr. 1
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If we conceived of the constructs and concepts studied in behavioral science as a map, we would find that it is highly fragmented and directions are hard to come by. Fragmentation has worsened, not decreased, as the field has grown. Partly, this happens because we have too many reverse Columbuses, who, in search of prestige, set out to find a new continent, but just end up renaming India. But partly, we face a real, solvable search problem when trying to connect our fuzzy constructs and flexible measures. In psychology, language and nowadays large language models can help us put the fragments together. But unlike subjective self-reports, individual differences are not limited to human animals, nor is conceptual confusion. Common standards could help us connect our insights and improve our ability to discover the genetic causes of differences.

Website of Ruben Arslan

Friday, 31 January 2025 | 14:00

»Looking at personality development through the lens of a cross-species, meta-evolutionary architecture«

Bielefeld University, Lecture Hall H9, Universitätsstr. 25
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Website of Brent W. Roberts

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 | 14:00

»Sensorimotor adaptations and locomotion changes following prolonged bed rest: insights and potential countermeasures«

University of Münster, OpenLab, Horstmarer Landweg 68b
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Website of Uroš Marušič

Friday, 6 December 2024 | 15:30

»Disease trajectories of affective disorders«

University of Münster, Lecture Hall HHü, Hüfferstr. 1
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Website of Udo Dannlowski